Status Iodium, Status Gizi dan Kecerdasan pada Anak Sekolah Dasar di Wilayah Pantai Kabupaten Karawang

Abstract

The study was aimed to analyze iodine status, nutritional status and intelligence and also to analyze correlation between iodine status and nutritional status with cognitive intelligent and academic achievement among elementary school students. The samples were 142 students of elementary school. The results showed that the mean of iodine status of students was categorized as leftover. Based on BMI/A and H/A index, having normal nutritional status. Most of students were having cognitive intelligent as “average”. Highest percentage of categorized academic achievement is “sufficient”. Based on pearson correlation test, there was a no significant correlation between iodine status with cognitive intelligent and also with academic achievement. There was significant between cognitive intelligent and nutritional status measured by H/A index, but have no correlation by BMI/A index. Almost significant correlation showed between academic achievement and nutritional status with H/A index, but have no correlation by BMI/A index. No significant correlation also showed between iodine status and nutritional status, whether by BMI/A or by H/A.